Long-Term Care Health IT Summit

June 20-21, 2007

Wyndham Chicago Hotel

The 2007 LTC HIT Summit continues the precedent set in 2005 and 2006 by bringing together stakeholders from post-acute and LTC organizations to focus on critical Health IT initiatives in the industry. This year’s summit provides a mix of strategy-setting, updates on current industry initiatives, HIT education, and technology vendor interaction. Recognize common interests and visions in long term care and set a course of collaboration to improve the planning for and use of health information technology. At the end of this summit a “final report’ will be produced and posted to the website. If you work in post-acute and LTC this is the conference to attend on Health IT.

How You Will Benefit

• Explore key action items on funding, standards, data content, standardized transfer form, e-prescribing and medical safety, research and benchmarks, quality initiatives and health IT, certification, and emerging issues

• Come away with a strategy and roadmap to move the industry toward adoption of an EHR in aging services and consumers

• Learn practical steps in the progression to the EHR

What You Will Cover

• Industry initiatives that further the key action items identified in the 2005 and 2006 LTC HIT Summit

• Supportive activities, standards, and related obstacles to be resolved to adopt EHR technology (e-Prescribing, HL7, CCR, and so on)

• The value of connectivity between LTC providers and other organizations

• Practical steps in the progression to the EHR

• Emerging issues in HIT and the impact on Post-Acute and LTC

Who Should Attend

Industry stakeholders, providers and staff in post-acute and long term care organizations; Corporate office staff focused on EHR – (CIO, IT, HIM, Nursing Informaticist, and so on); Executives; Government; Post-acute and LTC/Senior Services Technology Vendors, Physicians; Consultants; QIO’s; Researchers; Payers; State affiliate staff from AAHSA, AHCA and NAHC; Professional Organizations

Submit Case Studies
Summit co-sponsors, strategic partners, attendees and vendors are invited to submit case studies related to successful HIT implementation in LTC.  Case studies may, but are not required to, address one or more summit sessions and areas of interest: Business Case/Funding, Quality Initiatives, Research and Benchmarking, Standards, Medication Safety and E-Prescribing, Chronic Care/Wellness Management, and Emerging Issues. Submissions are due by June 1, 2007 to nrobinson@amda.com. 

Click here to view the submission template.

Exhibit Opportunities

The HIT Summit offers the opportunity for vendors and industry consultants to connect face to face with prospective buyers and colleagues. The Product Showcase will be open Wednesday, June 20 from 5:00-7:00pm and 8:00am-12: 15 pm on Thursday, June 21. Your space will include a table, chair, wastebasket and 500-watt power. Click HERE for an exhibit contract and floor plan. If you are interested in reserving an exhibit space or have any questions, please contact Annessa Luna at annessa@nasl.org.

Sponsorship Opportunites

The 2007 Summit offers a variety of sponsorship opportunites to vendors and providers.  If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please email Annessa Luna at annessa@nasl.org. Click here for a full list of opportunities